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but you have nevada which is leaning towards obama and wisconsin is still leaning towards obama. ohio, is my view, is in dispense able. >> where did you read that nevada is leaning towards obama. >> i haven't seen a pollare romney leading first. it's one-third hispic, and this heavily unionized. >> i have people there and they don't think that at all. >> that's the wrong neighborhood. >> here'she point i want to make. the polls today reare regarded t microscopically perfect, you and i know, say ten years o when you were still doing this ow because of your tenacity, and because ofowmy leniency. >> 0 years ago. >> 20 years ago, 30, polls ofwee regarded as a rock makes, these polls today have -- as approximation, these pos today are -- >> there is money to be made. >> one or two -- [ talking over one another ] >> i hate to see this come to an end. >> polls are not that precise. >> if they weren't that precis, why do politicians spend that much money on them? >> they are false idols. they are worshiping the false idol. >> the media are more obsessed with polling than before. they sho
but you have nevada which is leaning towards obama and wisconsin is still leaning towards obama. ohio, is my view, is in dispense able. >> where did you read that nevada is leaning towards obama. >> i haven't seen a pollare romney leading first. it's one-third hispic, and this heavily unionized. >> i have people there and they don't think that at all. >> that's the wrong neighborhood. >> here'she point i want to make. the polls today reare regarded t...
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sportsmen for obama. all being recruited as part of the obama ground game. they meet online and then gather in the real world. >> i think we're expecting a few more people who are going to get started so we can keep on with our agenda. >> sreenivasan: this group of volunteers who cared about lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender issues was preparing to go out and canvass local voters in support of the president. it seems whether it's dashboard or the mobile apps, they serve two purposes: one, to make sure your teams are in communication with one another and another to learn about the voters you're going out and reaching. >> absolutely. we're always going to be collecting information. because that's how, you know, we extend our reach. that's how we can continue to communicate with that person. just one phice call or one ema is not going to get that person to be... to the polls on election day. >> sreenivasan: for years campaigns have dreed of being d able to take the informationi they gather through canvassing and phonenganking, social media, and email grou
sportsmen for obama. all being recruited as part of the obama ground game. they meet online and then gather in the real world. >> i think we're expecting a few more people who are going to get started so we can keep on with our agenda. >> sreenivasan: this group of volunteers who cared about lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender issues was preparing to go out and canvass local voters in support of the president. it seems whether it's dashboard or the mobile apps, they serve two...
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president obama suspended campaigning to oversee the government's storm response. esvernor mitt romney canceled campaign events in the key m states of virginia and new hampshire. darrenersh tonight looks at the impact with election day one week away. >> reporter: both campaigns say they have stopped fundraising and campaigning in states in sandy's path. governor romney was still looking for votes today in ohio, iowa and wisconsin, but tis campaign says he will stay away from the key swing states of virginia and new hampshire to let emergency workers there focus on the storm. both candidates say this is a time for the nation to come together. >> i am noworried m this point about the impact on the election. i'm worried about the impact on families, and i'm worried about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy and on transportation. the election will take care of itself next week. >> i would like to ask you who are here today to think about mang a contribution to the red cross or another relief agency, to be of help if you possi
president obama suspended campaigning to oversee the government's storm response. esvernor mitt romney canceled campaign events in the key m states of virginia and new hampshire. darrenersh tonight looks at the impact with election day one week away. >> reporter: both campaigns say they have stopped fundraising and campaigning in states in sandy's path. governor romney was still looking for votes today in ohio, iowa and wisconsin, but tis campaign says he will stay away from the key swing...
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barack obama rebuilt it. and we are seeing it it work and respond. >> woodruff: do you think the storm could be making that much of a difference. >> i think the perception and you see activity and you see the chris's christie thing. peop are saying why is christie doing this, for his awn mattal ambitions. >> i don't think there is anyt ng like that when young ernor of a state,e a state you love that i in your heart and soul you feel an intense sense of stewardship. and when it gets wallopped by the storm the poll particulars seems irrelevant at this iint. and as christie saihi i don't care about the politics. if he is going to help me with my state, he is going to help the people of my state, then i'm grateful and i will work with him. so i think it is as simple as that. and i think he has been perfectly willing to hold the view that he'sot a good steward of the economy, not good on budget negotiations but he's good on this. and we worked together on this. i don't think that is politically inconsistent. but n
barack obama rebuilt it. and we are seeing it it work and respond. >> woodruff: do you think the storm could be making that much of a difference. >> i think the perception and you see activity and you see the chris's christie thing. peop are saying why is christie doing this, for his awn mattal ambitions. >> i don't think there is anyt ng like that when young ernor of a state,e a state you love that i in your heart and soul you feel an intense sense of stewardship. and when it...
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but the obama administration lined up with the israelis. state department spokesman mark toner said the u.s. believes israel has the right to defend itself. >> our position is clear that there's no justification for the violence that hamas and other terrorist organizations are employing against israel. and the onus is on them to cease their rocket attacks so that this de-escalation can take place. >> suarez: earlier, i spoke with the israeli ambassador to the united states michael oren to discuss the latest developments. ambassador, what's the latest from tel aviv? where the strikes accurate? have missiles actually hit the city and is anyone snurt >> thankfully nobody was hurt. the rockets struck in the greater tel aviv area. the alarms went off. the sirens, prime minister netanyahu was in the city at the time to a bomb shelter and now this simply means that 4.5 million israelis-- over half the population of the state of israel-- has come under rocket fire from terrorists within gaza >> suarez: does this represent a significant of abilitys
but the obama administration lined up with the israelis. state department spokesman mark toner said the u.s. believes israel has the right to defend itself. >> our position is clear that there's no justification for the violence that hamas and other terrorist organizations are employing against israel. and the onus is on them to cease their rocket attacks so that this de-escalation can take place. >> suarez: earlier, i spoke with the israeli ambassador to the united states michael...
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this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the imperative was that barack obama is all about rhetoric, no substance. i think the speech was more workmanlike than soaring rhetoric. i think it was sober. i think it was down to earth. i think it was totally appropriate. and he's building on the policies that he's put in place. i think his speech was probably informed by knowledge of the weak job numbers that were going to come out. i thought he made his case that americans need to be patient, that he, nor bill clinton, nor george washington or abe lincoln or any of the other luminaries who occupied that office could have repaired this economy in the time that he had. i think that he's made that case, and he and all t
this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the imperative was that barack obama is all about...
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obama. watchers of this program every night know that i'm not defending president obama. you cannot make any connection end to wall street. to the rich and the lucky and the greedy. obamacare just started and has not kicked in yet. how do you make the argument that it is obamacare and not the greedy wall street banksters. republicans and democrats bail them out. you want to blame obama for this? >> i cannot explain the rationality or the lack of it in the political system. the tea party has not been an anti-wall street movement. they are not calling for tougher regulation. they are not calling for ending too big to fail. it is all cut the budget, cut spending, cut the programs that serve what they see as the undeserving poor. i agree with you that wall street ripped off the country to an extraordinary degree. it has not translated into the political system. i wish i had a good answer for that. tavis: keep on trying. you have not gotten there yet. >> you are absolutely right to raise the question. one of the amazing things, it is not just in this country, conservative part
obama. watchers of this program every night know that i'm not defending president obama. you cannot make any connection end to wall street. to the rich and the lucky and the greedy. obamacare just started and has not kicked in yet. how do you make the argument that it is obamacare and not the greedy wall street banksters. republicans and democrats bail them out. you want to blame obama for this? >> i cannot explain the rationality or the lack of it in the political system. the tea party...
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the sad part is that even when senator obama was campaigning to become president obama, in the summer of 2008, his campaign advisers rode column in the wall street journal that said we will keep the tax collection as a shared national income no higher than during the reagan administration. i was shocked. i sent a note to them, what are you doing? they tell me a few months later that i was the only person that wrote to them that way. i know as an economist, if we don't tax the rich so that we can rebuild schools, so we can rebuild neighborhoods and focus on real infrastructure projects over a decade, we are not going to be able to rebuild. we will not have the skills. we are not going to create good jobs. i was asking, what are you saying? this is how politics plays in america. both parties cater to the rich. that is why when push came to shove, in december to -- in december 2010, the bush era tax cuts were about to expire, 60% of americans were saying let them expire at the top, but that is not what happened. all of a sudden there is a deal between the white house and congress to exte
the sad part is that even when senator obama was campaigning to become president obama, in the summer of 2008, his campaign advisers rode column in the wall street journal that said we will keep the tax collection as a shared national income no higher than during the reagan administration. i was shocked. i sent a note to them, what are you doing? they tell me a few months later that i was the only person that wrote to them that way. i know as an economist, if we don't tax the rich so that we...
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obama care was bad policy yesterday, it's bad policy today. obamacare was bad law yesterday, it's bad law today. let me tell you why i say that. obamacare raises taxes on the american people by approximately $500 billion. obamacare cuts medicare, cuts medicare by approximately $500 billion. and even with those cuts, and tax increases, obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt and pushes those obligations on the coming generations. >> mr. romney also said obamacare means 20 million americans will lose the coverage they like. obamacare is a job killer. obamacare makes the government too big, too intrusive. >> if we want to get have to replace president obama. >> question. rate romney's reaction. did it have merit, or was it rhetoric? james? >> he's certainly right on the fact at least immediately if you want to replace obamacare. it's not going to happen in ngress now unless he's elected and gets a republican senate, a republican house, then could it possibly be repealed. i wish he would have taken the opportunity to talk
obama care was bad policy yesterday, it's bad policy today. obamacare was bad law yesterday, it's bad law today. let me tell you why i say that. obamacare raises taxes on the american people by approximately $500 billion. obamacare cuts medicare, cuts medicare by approximately $500 billion. and even with those cuts, and tax increases, obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt and pushes those obligations on the coming generations. >> mr. romney also said obamacare...
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obama says no. i will give you another one. number five, obama wants new stimulus money, the g.o.p. says no. >> okay, which one, what do you want me to address? >> i want to know whether those are all resolvable before the new year? >> yes, this re resolvable. on the debt limit, it was a republican idea when president bush was in the power to raise the debt limit, which is to pay bills that have already been accrued, and that the congress could override it. the congress could object. and mitch mcconnell put that bill forward on the floor this week, thinking he was going to embarrass democratic leader reed, and reed said let's go ahead and vote. it and so then mcconnell filibustered his own bill because he got afraid the democrats had the votes for it. so that's the kind of maneuvering that is going on. childish. >> yes, childish. very childish. former republican majority leader trent lott told cnn's anderson cooper how he had a working relationship with his democratic counterpart tom daschle. the two did something called compromise. a concept that facilitates law foreign in today's
obama says no. i will give you another one. number five, obama wants new stimulus money, the g.o.p. says no. >> okay, which one, what do you want me to address? >> i want to know whether those are all resolvable before the new year? >> yes, this re resolvable. on the debt limit, it was a republican idea when president bush was in the power to raise the debt limit, which is to pay bills that have already been accrued, and that the congress could override it. the congress could...
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wade than would barack obama. i think that it is cl r, however, that he would not do anything to outlaw abortion in r casesf rape, incest or life of the mother being endangered. i think we know that from the exchanges to date. and so you can say he's had more positions across time, and his position -- you can mark different points in thf calendar across his life. >> i do think that the public, by and large, perceives the fact that he has made more 180 degree turns than a whirling dervish. i read this comment online at "the washington post," a reader who said that, "romney has thrown limbaugh, rick perry, allen west and all the other tea party people under a freight train by essentially saying he would govern as president obama governs." that's what he, in effect, he said this past last debate. what about tha >> why would anyone believe that? y , he said that and yes he did it to convey the impression that the old mitt romney from the primaries was just something he had to do to appease his tea party base. d why sh
wade than would barack obama. i think that it is cl r, however, that he would not do anything to outlaw abortion in r casesf rape, incest or life of the mother being endangered. i think we know that from the exchanges to date. and so you can say he's had more positions across time, and his position -- you can mark different points in thf calendar across his life. >> i do think that the public, by and large, perceives the fact that he has made more 180 degree turns than a whirling dervish....
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obama was receptive and understood the criticism. he said i have talked to larry and him and they have changed. he really did not want to hear it. tavis: i am not trying to demonize the president, but that almost speaks to a certain level of naive a te. you really believe that in washington, people change their stripes? if your taken with his brilliance, i get that, but if you are running on a platform of hope and change, and we are not the only bright folk in the room, one not bring on some other people and changing the way -- why not bring on some other people and change the way things work? >> one of the things we have to understand about obama is, even though he ran as an insurgent, again the establishment, he is very much and the establishment by himself. when he burst are running for senate in 2003 -- 21st party running for u.s. senate in illinois, he called up the harvard economics department and said, who can you send to advise me on economics? they said you might want to call somebody in illinois. that is how he ended up wit
obama was receptive and understood the criticism. he said i have talked to larry and him and they have changed. he really did not want to hear it. tavis: i am not trying to demonize the president, but that almost speaks to a certain level of naive a te. you really believe that in washington, people change their stripes? if your taken with his brilliance, i get that, but if you are running on a platform of hope and change, and we are not the only bright folk in the room, one not bring on some...
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obama is raising money as fast from wall street as mr. romney is, if he turns out to be the nominee. if they are both old and to wall street, and a matter what they say about the contributions, what do we do? -- no matter what they say about the contributions, what do we do? >> i want to see a discussion moved past the leaders. whoever we are talking about. we took a huge leap in the last few months. when we had for the first time -- not the first time, i should say. it happened before in the women's movement. but a leaderless movement. a proud and leaderless movement. what does that mean? was that crazy? was that not? -- next? no, that meant everybody becomes a leader. we have discovered something in the last few months, which is much bigger than any individual, leader or otherwise, and that is, the power of solidarity. people working together. you are not going to defend your house against a sheriff or a banker when foreclosure time comes all by yourself with a shotgun. that is when you need hundreds of people that is when you need scor
obama is raising money as fast from wall street as mr. romney is, if he turns out to be the nominee. if they are both old and to wall street, and a matter what they say about the contributions, what do we do? -- no matter what they say about the contributions, what do we do? >> i want to see a discussion moved past the leaders. whoever we are talking about. we took a huge leap in the last few months. when we had for the first time -- not the first time, i should say. it happened before in...
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america has made a statement that we will not -- >> obama -- >> obama has said so. that's it. >> obama is tossing this load right over to united nations,he not? >> no money. >> no. >> he said the united nations will take care of it in so many words about. >> no, that's not what he said. >> we're members of the united nations. >> he was clearly saying what the united states would do, not what the united nations would do. >> is this physics or optics on the part of netanyahu? >> it's physicsp. >> it's also optics. >> of course. because when you have something that look hikes an atomic bomb and smells like an atomic bomb and can blow you up, it no longer becomes optics. >> didn't you say at the beginning this suddenly emerges as a big what, edge of the election issue? >> if it failed, it failed. john stewart had the perfect approach on him in the cartoowas silly. >> they kicked it over into the new year. the whole thing has been kicked over to the new year. >> has it become kicked over to the new administration? >> there may not be a new administration. >> there may be
america has made a statement that we will not -- >> obama -- >> obama has said so. that's it. >> obama is tossing this load right over to united nations,he not? >> no money. >> no. >> he said the united nations will take care of it in so many words about. >> no, that's not what he said. >> we're members of the united nations. >> he was clearly saying what the united states would do, not what the united nations would do. >> is this...
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bill has been tapped by barack obama to nominate barack obama at the democratic national convention four and a half weeks from now in charlotte, north carolina. president clinton delivers the prime time address september 5, one night before president obama himself takes the stage to accept his party nomination for a second presidential term. now the nominate ago dress at party conventions is a role usually reserved for the vice president. instead, this year, vapor joe biden will speak the same night as president obama. immediately preceding the obama acceptance speech. so why bill clinton at all? answer. because bill clinton is popular. 66%, a consensus of americans, think highly of bill clinton. democrats apparently believe that clinton's nomination of obama will remind them of what they enjoyed during clinton's presidency. relative peace and prosperity. clinton also has a special rapport with white, moderate blue collar voters a demographic that clinton, himself, hails from and one that mr. s, what shall we say, underemphasized? >> let me get this straight now. obama is going to ride o
bill has been tapped by barack obama to nominate barack obama at the democratic national convention four and a half weeks from now in charlotte, north carolina. president clinton delivers the prime time address september 5, one night before president obama himself takes the stage to accept his party nomination for a second presidential term. now the nominate ago dress at party conventions is a role usually reserved for the vice president. instead, this year, vapor joe biden will speak the same...
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president obama thought he would do this when he came to washington. turn this inside out. >> to buttress your point, it had long been held on capitol hill that freshmen were there to be seen and not heard. in 1902, there were 42 freshmen that came in on the teddy roosevelt wave. they so quickly learned they were impotent that they formed a club called the tantalus club, an entertainment group that would entertain members of the press and other politicians. what they basically did was mocked their own powerlessness. to be fair, this group of freshmen is different. as the book details, they have had a lot of influence, i think more than the republican leadership had bargained on. by the end of it all, there were pretty much calling the shots. john boehner was more likely to follow the lead of the freshmen than the other way around. tavis: he called them a pain in my behind. is it really influence? you can have positive influence and negative influence. there are some who could argue that these guys have cost their party a great deal with their shenaniga
president obama thought he would do this when he came to washington. turn this inside out. >> to buttress your point, it had long been held on capitol hill that freshmen were there to be seen and not heard. in 1902, there were 42 freshmen that came in on the teddy roosevelt wave. they so quickly learned they were impotent that they formed a club called the tantalus club, an entertainment group that would entertain members of the press and other politicians. what they basically did was...
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a lot of people disappointed because they thought things would be different under president obama. they bought into that notion of hope and change and changing the way things are done in washington. i want to pipe down and let you make the case for what you think the obama administration has done right, has done best on eradicating poverty or helping working-class americans. >> i do not think that anybody could make the case right now that we have eradicated poverty. what we have done is to keep a floor under some of the most honorable people. it really started with a series of initiatives. the first programs that the president focused on, the recovery act, the expansion of the children's insurance program were about making sure that more people did not fall through the >> to and we know in the recovery act, -- did not alter the cracks. we know in their recovery act, people were able to keep their medicaid benefits and open up those services, even at a time when states hit a financial wall, and make them available to more americans than ever before, more money into early headstart
a lot of people disappointed because they thought things would be different under president obama. they bought into that notion of hope and change and changing the way things are done in washington. i want to pipe down and let you make the case for what you think the obama administration has done right, has done best on eradicating poverty or helping working-class americans. >> i do not think that anybody could make the case right now that we have eradicated poverty. what we have done is...
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barack obama. worth, along with his wife michelle, a minimum of 2.6 million and a maximum of 8.3 million dollars. president obama earns royalties on his books, notably "dreams from my father" but also," the audacity of hope." he also has half a million to $1 million in a jp morgan investment account and a house in which i cage gunned many diversified other relatively small investments. the president's disclosure statement allows for rang when listing assets so it is unclear how much the president is exactly worth. the same holds true for the reports on mitt romney. but what is clear is that two multimillionaires, mr. obama and mr. romney, are competing for the top job in this nation and for leader of the world. >> question, what are we to make, if anything of two multimillionaires seeking to become president of this nation and the leader of the free world? >> not a whole lot. >> business as usual? >> looking back at presidential candidates for as far as i can see, most of them were pretty rich, and
barack obama. worth, along with his wife michelle, a minimum of 2.6 million and a maximum of 8.3 million dollars. president obama earns royalties on his books, notably "dreams from my father" but also," the audacity of hope." he also has half a million to $1 million in a jp morgan investment account and a house in which i cage gunned many diversified other relatively small investments. the president's disclosure statement allows for rang when listing assets so it is unclear...
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for over two decades, the sharpest >>> issue one, obama comes out! >> i've always been adamant that gay and lesbian americans should be treated fairly and equally, and i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth. but i have to tell you that over the course of several years, as i talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are incredibly committed monogomous relationships, same sex relationships, raising kids together -- when i think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that "don't ask, don't tell" is gone, because they're not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point i've just concluded that for me perjurily, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same sexes couples should be able to get married. >> president obama has become the first sitting president to say that gay
for over two decades, the sharpest >>> issue one, obama comes out! >> i've always been adamant that gay and lesbian americans should be treated fairly and equally, and i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth. but i have to tell you that over the course of several years, as i talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who...
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>> who wins ohio wins. >> president obama. >> obama. >> obama can't keep a job when so many people have lost paeirs. >> .
>> who wins ohio wins. >> president obama. >> obama. >> obama can't keep a job when so many people have lost paeirs. >> .
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some straight talk from president obama tonight about the fiscal cliff. speaking to reporters from the white house he said he's ready and willing to get a comprehensive package done, but it's up to republicans and democrats to make it happen. >> nobody gets 100% of what they want. everybody has to give a little. >> susie: the president also proposed a smaller package that prevents taxes for 98% of americans from going up and for unemployment insurance to be extended. he pressed lawmakers to agree on this in the next ten days. darren gersh has details. >> reporter: one day after the collapse of efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff, all sides were speaker boehner tried to shift that burden, saying democrats unemployment insurance to be extended. >> we can't cut our way to prosperity we need real economic growth. and many of us believe on both sides of the aisle that fundamental reform of our tax code will help us get our economy moving faster and put more americans back to work and more americans on the tax rolls. how we get there, god only knows. >> reporter:
some straight talk from president obama tonight about the fiscal cliff. speaking to reporters from the white house he said he's ready and willing to get a comprehensive package done, but it's up to republicans and democrats to make it happen. >> nobody gets 100% of what they want. everybody has to give a little. >> susie: the president also proposed a smaller package that prevents taxes for 98% of americans from going up and for unemployment insurance to be extended. he pressed...
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president obama illustrates something else. in chicago, on election night in 2008, we made a mistake to believe that a leader can renew the country all by himself. even somebody who touched our hearts as much as barack obama cannot do it alone. it takes citizens and we must never forget the democracy is not a vicarious experience. tavis: both parties are tied to big money. i am trying to see a way forward. how do we do better? i do not see the way forward. how do you see a way forward on campaign finance? >> the only way we can deal with money in politics, because of theirupreme court, decisions are right at the center of this, the only way we can deal with it is with a constitutional amendment. federal, state, and local governments may limit the amount of money spent in a political campaign. once we get to that, that we have mooted citizens united and we will not have a circumstance we have now. the point here, we have been there before in the late 19th century. corrupt state legislators elected u.s. senators. they elected cor
president obama illustrates something else. in chicago, on election night in 2008, we made a mistake to believe that a leader can renew the country all by himself. even somebody who touched our hearts as much as barack obama cannot do it alone. it takes citizens and we must never forget the democracy is not a vicarious experience. tavis: both parties are tied to big money. i am trying to see a way forward. how do we do better? i do not see the way forward. how do you see a way forward on...
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but politically, this will help obama. you already saw the stock market, seeing all this new money. >> right. >> come pouring in. >> right. >> and where does the money go? it starts chasing commodities and things like that. it could drive the market up, it is going up hundreds of points and that is clearly going to help barack obama with a huge part of that 1% and 10% that he is not so well off with. >> employment is the real issue. will this help employment? >> we know that already. in the short-term no. >> i think that is politically much more significant. this will help the op ticks -- optics, doesn't make the labor force participation any better. three and a half years after the recession this economy is still held together with wire and duct tape. the recession ended before most of the stimulus had a chance to kick in. >> you understand the morale of the country is low? >> yes. >> this is bound to have some elevating effect on the morale. >> i don't know. i think most people. >> the overall feeling. >> most look at th
but politically, this will help obama. you already saw the stock market, seeing all this new money. >> right. >> come pouring in. >> right. >> and where does the money go? it starts chasing commodities and things like that. it could drive the market up, it is going up hundreds of points and that is clearly going to help barack obama with a huge part of that 1% and 10% that he is not so well off with. >> employment is the real issue. will this help employment?...
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president obama has walked with seniors. president obama's health care law won the support of the a.a.r.p. because it tran sends medicare without cutting benefits and helps millions of seniors with free preventative care and more affording prescription drugs. (cheers and applause) president obama has walked with our young people, america's future. he has made investments in the future that face enormous dividends for our nation. from government funding for pell grant scholarships to make college more affordable to head start to community college to job training president obama has walked with america's women. (cheers and applause) president obama is helping women access preventative health services like cancer screenings, contraception and well women exams. meanwhile mitt romney and republicans in congress would like to roll back a woman's access to important preventative care. turn over women's health decisions to their doctors and defund planned parenthood. and president obama has walked with the hispanic community. becaus
president obama has walked with seniors. president obama's health care law won the support of the a.a.r.p. because it tran sends medicare without cutting benefits and helps millions of seniors with free preventative care and more affording prescription drugs. (cheers and applause) president obama has walked with our young people, america's future. he has made investments in the future that face enormous dividends for our nation. from government funding for pell grant scholarships to make...
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tavis: i take your point and i have had counter conversations about super pacs, where obama said he wasn't going to do this, chastised the supreme court, sitting there for their decision on this and united. he says, i am not going to do it. he has gone 180. i'm not saying this to demonize him, but to get your point, everybody in defense of him says that he has to do this is because if he doesn't, he will that his clock cleaned by the republicans. then he can get serious about finance reform. what you're telling me is that the american people are sick of this, and i am saying they are not. if they were sick of it, they wouldn't be supporting obama playing the same game so that he can get reelected because he doesn't want the other guys to win. most americansk are playing the super pac game. tavis: but you talk to their supporters. obama will raise $1 billion. >> i am an advocate for changing the system like term limits, but i am against anybody term limiting themselves until is the rules. unilateral disarmament is not going to get you anywhere. it is one thing to promise something, i don't
tavis: i take your point and i have had counter conversations about super pacs, where obama said he wasn't going to do this, chastised the supreme court, sitting there for their decision on this and united. he says, i am not going to do it. he has gone 180. i'm not saying this to demonize him, but to get your point, everybody in defense of him says that he has to do this is because if he doesn't, he will that his clock cleaned by the republicans. then he can get serious about finance reform....
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obama came into office, it looked like he had the winds of history behind him. he had the popular adulation trade you remember the crowds when he was inaugurated. we have never seen anything like that. it looked like franklin roosevelt in 1933. it looked like the man who had the answers. unfortunately, rather than understanding where we were economically, barack obama came to washington in the classic d.c. democratic coalition that the real problem in this country was partisanship and he was going to overcome that in some grand, statesmanlike way and bring the parties together in a grand bargain. what i think one of the many things he missed and i say this as someone who was sympathetic to him and i think he can still recover and be one of our great presidents. he does not understand that argument is normal. people disagreeing with one another is normal. as long as we can keep it within bounds. it is not something you are ever going to overcome. >> which way is the pendulum swinging for the gop right now? the subtitle of your text is this an unlikely comeback of
obama came into office, it looked like he had the winds of history behind him. he had the popular adulation trade you remember the crowds when he was inaugurated. we have never seen anything like that. it looked like franklin roosevelt in 1933. it looked like the man who had the answers. unfortunately, rather than understanding where we were economically, barack obama came to washington in the classic d.c. democratic coalition that the real problem in this country was partisanship and he was...
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>> that's not all obama's fault! >> the republican party st. >> would like to make is seem that way. to go become to reagan's shining city on the hill, much of the world still looks to us to come in and fix problems. and i think look at syria. i think there's still pressure to go in there and save the syrian people. obama has resisted. so you've got to pick your spots. but i think it's still correct that the world looks to america as the policeman. >> it's not only hard power, it's soft power. america has soft power. you understand that? >> john, we're hated in the islamic world because of these interventions, and bombings and killings. it has done nothing for us, and you've got the rise of islamism, all in these areas which we supposed to liberate. >> exit question is had america done more to spread peace and prosperity than any other power in human history yes or no. >> undeniably. >> i'm not go to dispute that, but whenwoman took office he took came offer ace administration and invaded two muslim countries, and th
>> that's not all obama's fault! >> the republican party st. >> would like to make is seem that way. to go become to reagan's shining city on the hill, much of the world still looks to us to come in and fix problems. and i think look at syria. i think there's still pressure to go in there and save the syrian people. obama has resisted. so you've got to pick your spots. but i think it's still correct that the world looks to america as the policeman. >> it's not only hard...
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that includes obama care. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> despite the boos, some of romney's lines were met with applause, namely, those dealing with jobs and the middle class. >> and i don't just mean for those who are middle class now. i also mean for those who have waited so long for their chance to join the middle class. >> also, when romney exited the hall, at least half the up and applauded. >> question, how much did mitt romney gain, or lose from his speech to the naacp? pat buchanan. >> it's win-win, john. there's no way he could lose anything when barack obama got the black vote 24 to 1 the last time out. so you can only gain. it shows a bit of courage going in there and speaking to that group. he spoke his message, the message he wanted to deliver. he mentioned obama care. the very boos he got that will strengthen mitt romney with the conservatives. at the same time, the fact he went down there and said, look, you're part of the constituency is i'm going to be president of you as well.
that includes obama care. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> despite the boos, some of romney's lines were met with applause, namely, those dealing with jobs and the middle class. >> and i don't just mean for those who are middle class now. i also mean for those who have waited so long for their chance to join the middle class. >> also, when romney exited the hall, at least half the up and applauded. >> question, how much did mitt romney gain, or lose from...
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right now the obama administration is doing the right things with our allies. tavis: well we are walking on eggshells, we have to deal with what we already engaged in- house -- engaged in. defense secretary panetta has made it clear there is a new timetable as he sees it. how do you assess that new timetable? >> i know that has subjected the secretary and the administration to a lot of new questions, but i think we have to look at a couple of realities. this is our 11th year in afghanistan, and that reality is washing over a nation's ability to continue to sustain that war. it is pretty clear the american people want out, as do other natons that are now rour allies. in the end it will tv -- it will be the afghan people who decide what they want to do. the other part of this you have not mentioned is pakistan. pakistan is the most important and critical element in the equation. oint they areis plac right about accelerating the timeline of withdrawing forces, and now because an international peace conference is probably going to be required here. when i say an in
right now the obama administration is doing the right things with our allies. tavis: well we are walking on eggshells, we have to deal with what we already engaged in- house -- engaged in. defense secretary panetta has made it clear there is a new timetable as he sees it. how do you assess that new timetable? >> i know that has subjected the secretary and the administration to a lot of new questions, but i think we have to look at a couple of realities. this is our 11th year in...
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obama received word that both buchanan and fisted were rescued. the president then relayed the news to the father of jessica buchanan that his daughter was safe and notified danish authorit danish authorities to pass on the good news. exit question, zero to 10, zero meaning zero impact, 10 meaning metro physical impact. what is the political impact of this dramatic seal rescue of president obama's -- >> i say 4 or 5. but niece things fade very, very rapidly. and i think in two months and months it will fade to almost zero. >> there could be more of these rescue attempts, and it certainly does speak well of our military the way they can perform, and if this had gone awry, we would be having a very different discussion here about the state of the union. so i give this president a lot of credit for taking risks that he needs to take in international affairs. >> i a sights a one or two because it does very marginally augment the sense that president obama is tough and willing to order these raids. but ultimately, no one cares about somali hostages, i'
obama received word that both buchanan and fisted were rescued. the president then relayed the news to the father of jessica buchanan that his daughter was safe and notified danish authorit danish authorities to pass on the good news. exit question, zero to 10, zero meaning zero impact, 10 meaning metro physical impact. what is the political impact of this dramatic seal rescue of president obama's -- >> i say 4 or 5. but niece things fade very, very rapidly. and i think in two months and...
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but now that they know president obama has won a second term? what decisions will business leaders make? that's what i asked gary loveman today. he's the c.e.o. of caesars entertainment; he runs the largest gaming company in the world. >> i don't think we will do anything differently as a result of the election at this point. i think once we see whether there will be a tax for fiscal sanity, that will help. we have this so-called fiscal cliff emergency that is before us. if that fails to be resolved, you'll see a level of contraction in all hands on deck activities. it will be very disturbing. >> suzanne: if there is no deal on this fiscal cliff, what does that mean for your business? >> i think it will be very, very damaging to a consumer discretionary business, and others similar to it. because you'll see an immediate reduction in economic activity, of the sort we have not run into since the arab oil embargo, where all of a sudden, on a precise moment, economic activity will slow very substantially. you can see a period where it begins to slow
but now that they know president obama has won a second term? what decisions will business leaders make? that's what i asked gary loveman today. he's the c.e.o. of caesars entertainment; he runs the largest gaming company in the world. >> i don't think we will do anything differently as a result of the election at this point. i think once we see whether there will be a tax for fiscal sanity, that will help. we have this so-called fiscal cliff emergency that is before us. if that fails to...
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d >> tom: president obama and governor mitt romney may have been a time zone apart today but they continued trading barbs after last night's second presidential debate. w let's recap wh we learned last night. the tax plan doesn't add up. his jobs plan doesn't create jobs. his deficit reduction plan adds to the deficit. >> i mean he spends most of his time talking about how my plan won't work.d what about his plan? we know his plan h not worked. >> tom: "n.b.r.'s" washington bureau chief darren gersh joins us. so, darren, romaney floated a new idea last night, capping tax deductions at $25,000 r while cutting tack rate for all wage earners. doesn't add to the defic according to the governor. does it add up, though? >> td you'll be shocked, shocked to hear t'lat right now it datsn't. we don't have enough detas. here'sdehat we know. so the governor has proposed about $5 trillion inre tax cuts. that 25,000 cap he talked about onab itemized deductions, according to the tax policy center, would raise about $1.3 trillion. so you have a hole of 3.7 trillion, and we don't know how governor romney wo
d >> tom: president obama and governor mitt romney may have been a time zone apart today but they continued trading barbs after last night's second presidential debate. w let's recap wh we learned last night. the tax plan doesn't add up. his jobs plan doesn't create jobs. his deficit reduction plan adds to the deficit. >> i mean he spends most of his time talking about how my plan won't work.d what about his plan? we know his plan h not worked. >> tom: "n.b.r.'s"...
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obama delivered to the houses of congress tonight. out of the 16th page address, there was only paid on foreign policy. it was striking that the vision of america in the world was a very positive one. >> the renewal of american leadership can be felt across the globe. our oldest alliances in europe and asia are stronger than ever. our ties to the americans are deeper. are ironclad commitment -- our ironclad commitment to israel's security has been the closest cooperation in history. -- has meant the close cooperation in history. we made it clear that america is a pacific power. the new beginning in burma has led to new hope. from the coalition's we have built to securing nuclear materials, to the missions we led against disease, from the lows we have dealt our enemies, to the enduring power of our moral example, america is back. >> america is back. much of president obama's speech was laying out his vision for the future, but he also took credit for some of his past economic policies. how many jobs a been restored, and how much improv
obama delivered to the houses of congress tonight. out of the 16th page address, there was only paid on foreign policy. it was striking that the vision of america in the world was a very positive one. >> the renewal of american leadership can be felt across the globe. our oldest alliances in europe and asia are stronger than ever. our ties to the americans are deeper. are ironclad commitment -- our ironclad commitment to israel's security has been the closest cooperation in history. --...
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join me next time for a conversation with -- a political writer and his explosive new book about the obama economic team. that is next time. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more.
join me next time for a conversation with -- a political writer and his explosive new book about the obama economic team. that is next time. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more.
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obama in london. now she has invited them to the white house. the girls have been getting some advice from the first lady and mrs. cameron. >> if you fail -- get up. >> they told us we have to find our passion. no matter what it was, that was the most important thing. >> these employees to women are reflecting the ties between their husbands and their nations. >> you have been watching "newsday." >> there is much more on our website. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.
obama in london. now she has invited them to the white house. the girls have been getting some advice from the first lady and mrs. cameron. >> if you fail -- get up. >> they told us we have to find our passion. no matter what it was, that was the most important thing. >> these employees to women are reflecting the ties between their husbands and their nations. >> you have been watching "newsday." >> there is much more on our website. >> make sense...
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it should very much concentrate on president barack obama. he clearly made a point there about the strong feeling shared over this campaigning in this most recent primary between medtronic and newt gingrich. let's look at the latest for now -- between mitt romney and newt gingrich appeared this look at the latest from our abc correspondent. -- from our d.c. correspondent. >> he looked relaxed, a stark contrast to how he looked in south carolina where he got a bloody nose from newt gingrich to defeated him there. he has fallen well behind here. we're waiting to hear from newt gingrich in the next half-hour or so. it is interesting to hear from rick santorum. he is not in florida tonight. he has moved on to nevada, which is the next day to post its contest next saturday. rick santorum is hoping to get an early vote today. he did not have the money to compete in florida. rick santorum's objective at this point is to become the not- mitt romney, the conservative alternative to mitt romney. in florida and south carolina, it was newt gingrich. but
it should very much concentrate on president barack obama. he clearly made a point there about the strong feeling shared over this campaigning in this most recent primary between medtronic and newt gingrich. let's look at the latest for now -- between mitt romney and newt gingrich appeared this look at the latest from our abc correspondent. -- from our d.c. correspondent. >> he looked relaxed, a stark contrast to how he looked in south carolina where he got a bloody nose from newt...
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that was the message president obama brought to ohio this week. but what do the experts have to say about that? 36 selected economists from the nation's esteemed banks, financial firms, independent consultants, and academic institutions have rated the president's performance on the economy. here's the breakout. one, half of the group rated him fair, 18 out of 36. two, a third of the group rated him poor, 13 of 36. three, 15% of the group rated him good, 5 out of 36. four, not a single one of the 36 economists gave mr. obama a rating of excellent. which republican candidate would do the best job on the economy? 24 of the 36 economists, a two- thirds consensus, say the best candidate to handle the economy is -- mitt romney. mr. romney certainly knows how to save. here he is saving words. >> when he was on the today show after being nag rated, he said if i can't get this economy to turn around in three years, i will be looking at a one-term proposition. well, here to collect! [applause] >> present a fair rap on the part of romney? >> yes, it is. i th
that was the message president obama brought to ohio this week. but what do the experts have to say about that? 36 selected economists from the nation's esteemed banks, financial firms, independent consultants, and academic institutions have rated the president's performance on the economy. here's the breakout. one, half of the group rated him fair, 18 out of 36. two, a third of the group rated him poor, 13 of 36. three, 15% of the group rated him good, 5 out of 36. four, not a single one of...
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so, you know, i had both the obama and romney apps on my phone. it was amazing the volume of information that i had literally, if i wanted to go and canvas for a democrat, i could sit there and know first name, last initial, age, knock on their door and there would be a little script, hello, spencer m. and then the script might have been tailored based on other information that chicago speak had on you. >> this seems like, again, not that different from what we've done in the past, using different technology. so i still get the mailers at my house that are targeting me because of how i'm -- what district i'm in, how i'm registered, what they know about me. like you said, what we're subscribing to, other things. they just have more information. >> there was a great "new york times" magazine article saying they knew you were pregnant before you did. >> we have a huge new market. >> it's scary, isn't it? i don't know if this sounds so good. >> it depends on -- but also i think more information is better in the sense if you're aware this is happening,
so, you know, i had both the obama and romney apps on my phone. it was amazing the volume of information that i had literally, if i wanted to go and canvas for a democrat, i could sit there and know first name, last initial, age, knock on their door and there would be a little script, hello, spencer m. and then the script might have been tailored based on other information that chicago speak had on you. >> this seems like, again, not that different from what we've done in the past, using...
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and one thing i love about obama is that he is absolutely not naive. and you know, you don't get elected president, when you're a black guy if you're naive. this man -- you know, i couldn't get elected, you know, dogcatcher in my building. he's managed this miracle, he's re-elected american president. >> and yet in some of your recent speeches, you keep telling young people to agitate, agitate, agitate. >> no, that's -- >> i think you said to them if you don't commit and get active, the world's going to end. >> absolutely, well, and i believe that. i believe that literally. i used to say that hyperbolically, but now with climate change i believe that absolutely literally. but being active as a citizen doesn't mean being, you know, sort of mindlessly in opposition. and you know, anarchism's much more romantic than, you know, electoral politics. you get to wear sexier clothing and hang out in parks and, you know, really scream about the revolution, and that's thrilling. but if you don't actually believe that we're in a revolutionary moment and if you've
and one thing i love about obama is that he is absolutely not naive. and you know, you don't get elected president, when you're a black guy if you're naive. this man -- you know, i couldn't get elected, you know, dogcatcher in my building. he's managed this miracle, he's re-elected american president. >> and yet in some of your recent speeches, you keep telling young people to agitate, agitate, agitate. >> no, that's -- >> i think you said to them if you don't commit and get...
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president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his candidate's debating skills. new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the press. >> challengers tend to benefit from debates. we've expected all along t
president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his...
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obama's recovery has 10 million unemployed people. more jobs, more people working, more revenue. that is what boehner said a year ago, that he wanted to do in some sort of grand bargain, and that's what he said again. >> but when the speaker came out of the meeting at the white house, he said he was open to doing the tough things, putting more tax revenues on the table, closing more tax loopholes. aren't we arguing over semantics? >> i have not heard a shift from revenues from growth and tax reform. however, that said, the republicans, looking at an agreement, are waiting for president obama to put anything on the table. >> but if the republican leadership does some kind of deal with the president, where they raise tax rates, but in return they get deep entitlement savings, they do something like a 2 trillion-dollar grand bargain, that cuts the deficit over the next 10 years, are you still going to go aft republicans who vote for that? >> you have so many hypotheticals there. we have had this conversation for the past two years, and the democrats refused to be any part of reducin
obama's recovery has 10 million unemployed people. more jobs, more people working, more revenue. that is what boehner said a year ago, that he wanted to do in some sort of grand bargain, and that's what he said again. >> but when the speaker came out of the meeting at the white house, he said he was open to doing the tough things, putting more tax revenues on the table, closing more tax loopholes. aren't we arguing over semantics? >> i have not heard a shift from revenues from...
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obama wants to remind people that this is part of this legacy. bin laden has a legacy, but it is fading now. the infamous bogeyman is no more. his organization is a shadow of what it once was. >> you are watching "newsday." >> why this little boy has an interesting visit to issue and oregon. -- a zoo in oregon. >> a quick look at some of the top stories from the world papers. chen guangcheng leads the " international herald tribune." many conclusions have been drawn from the osama bin laden files. in his last days in charge, the world's most feared terrorist was paranoid and bureaucratic. hospitals ordering -- lamenting the end, the moscow times looks back at the much ridiculed car. >> the chinese dissident at the center of a diplomatic standoff between beijing and washington has made an unexpected live appeal to the u.s. congress. " said don says it is fully committed to ending hostilities with its neighbor, but it warned that it would defend itself against aggression. chinese get more on the dissident at the center of a diplomatic standoff betw
obama wants to remind people that this is part of this legacy. bin laden has a legacy, but it is fading now. the infamous bogeyman is no more. his organization is a shadow of what it once was. >> you are watching "newsday." >> why this little boy has an interesting visit to issue and oregon. -- a zoo in oregon. >> a quick look at some of the top stories from the world papers. chen guangcheng leads the " international herald tribune." many conclusions have...
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today, president obama officially called for lower taxes to continue for most americans for one more year, but not all americans. sylvia hall takes a look at the president's push, and how it could affect the nation's bottom line. >> reporter: with the chances of solving the nation's budget problems this year almost non- existent, the president pushed for a short-term way to ease them. while he wants to extend the bush-era tax cuts for one year, it only would be for families making less than $250,000 annually. >> let's not hold the vast majority of americans and our entire economy hostage while we debate the merits of another tax cut for the wealthy. >> reporter: the senate is scheduled to vote on the measure soon, but it's not expected to pass. however, the vote moves taxes to center stage in the election- year debate, and highlights the differences between democrats and republicans. republicans generally want the tax cuts extended for everyone next year, including the wealthy. >> it's true that the high-end tax cuts are not the most powerful tools for providing a very short-run, key
today, president obama officially called for lower taxes to continue for most americans for one more year, but not all americans. sylvia hall takes a look at the president's push, and how it could affect the nation's bottom line. >> reporter: with the chances of solving the nation's budget problems this year almost non- existent, the president pushed for a short-term way to ease them. while he wants to extend the bush-era tax cuts for one year, it only would be for families making less...
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traders are waiting to hear what happens at an important white house meeting on friday between president obama and congressional leaders. they will be talking about ways to solve the so-called "fiscal cliff" dilemma. investors appear cautious about making any big moves until they know whether the cliff will trigger increases in capital gains and dividend taxes. the dow fell almost 59 points, the nasdaq lost 20, and the s&p was down five. meanwhile, in washington, congress returned to work for the first time since september. lawmakers face a long "to-do list," and getting a deal on that fiscal cliff is right at the top. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: it was freshman welcome day in washington. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell lost ground in the election, but he posed for the cameras with the three new senators who will be joining his side of the aisle in january. in the house, minority leader nancy pelosi beamed as she presented the new faces adding to democratic ranks in the coming congress. given what awaits these new lawmakers in january, you might wonder why they want the job. it
traders are waiting to hear what happens at an important white house meeting on friday between president obama and congressional leaders. they will be talking about ways to solve the so-called "fiscal cliff" dilemma. investors appear cautious about making any big moves until they know whether the cliff will trigger increases in capital gains and dividend taxes. the dow fell almost 59 points, the nasdaq lost 20, and the s&p was down five. meanwhile, in washington, congress returned...